§ 54-06-31 — State employee recruitment and retention bonus programs - Criteria - Limitations

Limitations.
State agencies may develop programs to provide bonuses to recruit or retain employees in
hard-to-fill occupations.
1. State agencies may pay recruitment and retention bonuses under this section only if:
a. The agency has a written policy in place identifying eligible positions or
occupations and provisions for providing and receiving bonuses;
b. The agency has filed a copy of the written policy with the North Dakota human
resource management services; and
c. The agency reports to the North Dakota human resource management services
each bonus provided to an employee under the program.
2. State agencies must fund bonus programs from within the agency salaries and wages
budget.

3. The North Dakota human resource management services shall report periodically to
the legislative management on the implementation, progress, and bonuses provided
under agency recruitment and retention bonus programs.
4. Bonuses paid under this section are not fiscal irregularities under section 54-14-03.1.
5. As used in this section, a hard-to-fill occupation includes an occupation or position in
which demand exceeds supply, special qualifications are required, competition with
other employers is the strongest, there is a risk of losing an incumbent with rare skills,
the position is filled by a highly skilled employee who is in high demand in the
marketplace, loss of the employee would result in significant replacement costs, the
position is filled by key personnel, or the position has other unique recruitment or
retention issues identified and documented by the appointing authority.